Friday, August 11, 2017

Fairy Tales of the Sea

“Fairy Tales of the Sea” is
a PTU scrap kit created by Susan of Tootypup Scraps and can be purchased from any of her stores here. This kit is only available in full size, but
if you contact her, she may help you out with tagger size. Thank you, Susan, for yet another amazing
kit!

This tutorial was written
assuming you have a working knowledge of PSP.

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get started ~♥~

Open up a 700 x 700 blank
canvas.

Flood fill white.

Copy and paste Frame 00
as a new layer.

Resize 45%

Free rotate Left 90
degrees.

Duplicate the frame 2x
for a total of 3 frames.

Line them across your
canvas making sure the middle frame is at the top of your layers pallet and covers
the inside edges of the left and right frame – see my tag for reference.

Tip: Click on View/Grid. A grid will cover your entire work space and
help you align the frames so they’re all even.
To shut the grid off click on View/Grid again.

Close out your white
background.

Merge Visible.

Reopen your white
background.

Use your Magic Wand and
Click inside of each frame.

Selections/Modify/Expand
by 4.

Copy and paste Paper 12
as a new layer below the merged frame.

Resize 55%

Right click on the paper
in your layers pallet.

Choose “Promote Section
to Layer”

Deselect for now.

Delete the original paper
layer.

Copy and paste Frame 00 as
a new layer just above your white canvas layer.

Tap the letter K on your
keyboard to active your Pick Tool and squash the frame just a little to flatten
it – see my tag for reference.

Tap the letter M on your
keyboard to deactivate the Pick Tool.

Use your Magic Wand and
click inside the frame.

Selections/Modify/Expand
by 4.

New Raster layer below
the frame.

Copy and paste Paper 2
Into Selection.

New Raster layer.

Copy and paste Paper 5
Into Selection – Change the Properties of this paper to Color (Legacy).

Deselect.

Open up Paper 7.

In your Color pallet
close out the foreground. Change the
background color to Pattern and look for Paper 7.

Angle: 0

Scale 70

Make your Rectangle Tool
active set on Rectangle and then set on Square and match your settings to mine:

Create a 275 pixel
square.

Right click on it in your
layers pallet and choose “Convert to Raster Layer” from the sub menu.

Duplicate the layer.

Mirror

Flip.

Move both squares into
position – see my tag for reference.

To both squares Apply
Brush Strokes – Crosshatch:
Stroke Length: 9

Sharpness: 6

Strength: 1

OK

Open up Paper 5.

Change the pattern in
your Color pallet to Paper 5.

Still using your
Rectangle Tool, set it on Rectangle, use same settings and create a rectangle
approximately 210 pixels wide x 390 pixels long.

Convert to Raster layer.

Move into position over
the left square – see my tag for reference.

Duplicate/Mirror/Flip

Apply Brush Strokes –
Crosshatch to each rectangle using same settings.

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My name is Bev. I enjoy creating signature tags and writing tutorials for designers, making kits, templates, masks, and the occasional layout. I also enjoy writing and have published my first novel "Written in the Stars".